ta-ba-lab aai fughan dil se jo tasir ke sath dushmani ho gai taqdir ko tadbir ke sath nam taqdir ka kyon lijiye tahqir ke sath kuchh adawat to na thi katib-e-taqdir ke sath main idhar chup hun udhar un ka tasawwur khamosh ek taswiri bana baitha hun taswir ke sath fasl-e-gul aa gai ya ye nahin ya main nahin ab nibh sakegi na meri panw ki zanjir ke sath sar hatheli pe liye aae hue hain sar-baz khelne ke liye qatil teri shamshir ke sath ta-ba-kai ru-e-haqiqat pe majazi ye naqab dil ko bahlaun main kab tak teri taswir ke sath apne daman se wo khud ponchh den badh kar aansu josh-e-gham dekh len 'nawwab' jo tasir ke sath